Can anyone tell me where I can find an input shaft seal for a Bendix style power gearbox ? NAPA kit 7218 does not have the seal I need in it. I believe the gearbox is off of a 66. I installed it on my 65 F250.
This is the second box I purchased. I got burned on the first one I bought off of eBay. Worm gear was toast. I did not realize that a seal could be so hard to find. I own two of these boxes now. Both are identical.(same input shaft seal) Were they all the same up to 72 ? Any help would be appreciated.
Bendix Power steering gear box
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Bendix Power steering gear box
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I don't believe you can.
Most of the companies that rebuild those boxes machine the cases for a different input and output shaft bushing and seals (and they still sometimes leak right away). Thats why a rebuild bendix box is almost $500 and a saginaw is $200
The bendix boxes are crap, other than being the same size as a manual box they have no advantage over a saginaw box, and the bendix boxes run hot. It really is less hassle to find a PS column or shorten your manual column.
Most of the companies that rebuild those boxes machine the cases for a different input and output shaft bushing and seals (and they still sometimes leak right away). Thats why a rebuild bendix box is almost $500 and a saginaw is $200
The bendix boxes are crap, other than being the same size as a manual box they have no advantage over a saginaw box, and the bendix boxes run hot. It really is less hassle to find a PS column or shorten your manual column.
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re: Bendix Power steering gear box
I have a 68 with a bendix gear.When it started to leak I put about 6-8 ozs of brake fluid in the P/S pump and if the seal is not chipped or cracked,just worn it will seal it up.